-24 Hunting Trip after Bighorn 



change of position, and while I was shifting 

 my location the wind became unfavorable, and 

 they went with a snort. During the balance 

 of the day not a sight of game was had, and 

 at dusk we reached camp, tired, hungry, and 

 disgusted. The next day we shifted camp 

 some ten miles farther into the mountains, the 

 trail winding in and out among the crags and 

 peaks. With Tyhee in the lead and the bal- 

 ance following, the writer brought up the rear, 

 waiting for an opportunity to take a snap-shot 

 of the pack in the most dangerous place. To 

 do this, I let the bridle hang on the pommel, 

 and just in the most critical pass the old 

 bronco began to buck and I must confess my 

 heart ceased to beat for a moment until he re- 

 covered himself with one hind leg over the edge 

 of the trail. As we approached the top, the 

 guide began to sniff air like a hound on a lost 

 trail, at the same time whispering, " I smell 

 sheep " ; but, alas, the game had got the first 

 scent and made haste in flight from the pecu- 

 liar odor of men, leaving behind them a small 

 lamb which seemed to be injured and limped 



